1951 Game Used Jersey. Offered for sale is a rare Brooklyn Dodgers flannel baseball jersey with the original Dodgers embroidered onto the front, along with the Original #19 sewn on the front and the back of the jersey. This jersey is identified as being used in 1951 by the embroidered’1951′ on the left front tail. The jersey shows great use with some loss of the blue piping on the top of the collar in the back. The jersey has the appropriate Rawlings tag and is a size 46 along with the wash tag. There are no signs of any other number being on this jersey. There were two players who wore #19 in 1951. Here’s the story behind this jersey: This jersey was given to a military officer and was told it was a Jim Gilliam jersey. It was normal back in the 1950’s to have players who were called up to wear another player’s jersey from previous season (see the photo above of Gilliam wearing a Schmitz jersey from 1952). This was a big thing with the Dodgers. Jackie Robinson’s first jersey was a silk, while everyone else was wearing a flannel jersey. Gilliam made his debut on April 14, 1953. While there’s no way of saying for sure if Gilliam actually wore this jersey, what I can say is no other Dodgers will ever wear #19. Jim Gilliam won the Roookie of the Year award in 1953 and would spend his entire 14 year major league career with the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers, winning 4 World Series Championships. After he retired from playing, he continued on as a coach for the LA Dodgers until he passed away in 1978. His uniform number 19 was retired by the Dodgers two days after his death, prior to Game 1 of the 1978 World Series. His number is the only one retired by the Dodgers of a player not in the Hall of Fame. This old flannel jersey is in great condition, with some wear here and there that you would expect for a jersey that’s nearly 70 years old. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions. The item “1951 Brooklyn Dodgers Game Worn Used Flannel Jersey Jim Gilliam LA Dodgers” is in sale since Sunday, December 15, 2019. This item is in the category “Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Game Used Memorabilia\Baseball-MLB\Jerseys”. The seller is “mlheller76″ and is located in New York, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Modified Item: No
- Player: Jim Gilliam
- Team: Brooklyn Dodgers